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More rain

We’re going into our second week of rain. It doesn’t want to stop. Now we have a town (Taunton) downstate evacuating large sections ahead of a dam break. The dam is deteriorating by the hour and the national guard has been moved in. The gov had declared a state of emergency for the state early in the weekend, but lifted it on Sunday. Maybe prematurely. Taunton had been under threat as their swollen river rose on Saturday. Portions of the town had been evacuated as the dam threatened to give way. The evacuation was lifted and people went back home on Sunday as flood waters began to recede.

Also, over the weekend, the high winds blew a transformer in south Boston which cut power to Deer Island (out in Boston Harbor). That shut down the sewage treatment plant that serves most of Boston. As a result, millions of gallons of raw sewage had to be released into the harbor. That, of course, is not good in a huge way. Many areas of the state were flooded, with roads and bridges under water, but things started to settle down on Sunday as the rain and high winds stopped.

The rain came back last night and this morning. Now, who knows. Let’s hope the dam holds. Let’s hope nothing else is washed away or submerged. This weather is just wretched.

Posted on 10/18/05 at 08:38 AM
 




Alan W

Meanwhile, down here in TX, we can’t beg for rain.  We’re almost 10 inches below normal for the year, with none in sight.  Add to that near record high temps the last few days and it makes for misery on a different scale.  When can we get back to “normal” - whatever that is?

United States   Posted by Alan W on 10/18/05  at  01:03 PM





Kate

It has been so long since we’ve had normal, I forget what normal is. We’d love to send you some rain and you could send us a few degrees...not too many, though. ;)

United States   Posted by Kate on 10/18/05  at  02:38 PM





cyn

Switched to AM radio on the way home from work tonight to see what happened in the world while I was working and exercising.....they were talking about the dam in Taunton and said although the water has subsided, the “vibrations” are getting stronger.  Apparently that was not mentioned yesterday, but the vibration means that 200 year old wood is just barely hanging in there.  And of course, none of those people have flood insurance if it does, in fact, let go.

If you can, access Brian McGrory’s column in this morning’s paper....I enjoyed it and think you might, too.

United States   Posted by cyn on 10/18/05  at  08:55 PM





justme

It just freaks me out every time they show a clip of that damn on the tv! Ya it’s possible that it could let go, so lets walk all over it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yeash. Now this morning when I saw a clip and good old Teddy boy was on it, it really didn’t bother me lol. But what are these people thinking?

United States   Posted by justme on 10/19/05  at  09:21 AM





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